One of my steering stops are bent inward pretty good on the solid front axle that I am rebuilding. Should I try to beat it out somehow or just leave it as is and add plating to it to beef it up?

 

arrg.. double post.

 

If you can, bend it back and weld some 1/4 or 3/16's caps to the top and bottom of the stops. That will make them strong. If it's bent too bad, cut them off and weld a piece of angle iron where the stock stop was located.